Juneteenth

June19,2013

JUNETEENTH is the oldest known commemoration of the historical milestone that honors those African-Americans ancestors who survived the institution of slavery and celebrates the legacy of perseverance and achievement they built for us. Juneteenth, or June 19, 1865, is considered the date when the last slaves in America were freed. Emancipation did not come until General Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas and issued General Order No. 3, on June 19, almost two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863.